THE ATHLETES
Newton Running is a new company, but the top triathletes in the world are already racing with our shoes – improving their personal times and winning more races than ever. Learn more about our athletes:
MICHELLIE JONES
2007 2nd Place Vineman 70.3
2007 Winner Carlsbad Triathlon
2007 Winner Inaugural RYKA Iron Girl Atlanta Triathlon
2007 Winner Encinitas Sprint Triathlon
2007 2nd Place Honu 70.3
2006 Ironman Hawaii World Champion
2006 Ironman Arizona Champion
2005 2nd Place Hawaii Ironman World Championships
2004 Ironman Florida Champion
2000 Sydney Olympic Silver Medalist
1993 World Triathlon Champion
1992 World Triathlon Champion
8x World Championship Medalist
8x Escape From Alcatraz Winner
St Anthony's Triathlon Winner
8x Chicago Triathlon Winner
9x San Diego International Triathlon Winner
Over 175 Triathlon Victories
A short and long course triathlete from Australia, Michellie Jones most prominent success is the 2006 Ironman World Champion title. She competed at the first triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and won the silver medal with a total time of 2:00:42.55.
Jones became the first Australian women to win a World Ironman Championship with her victory in the 2006 Ironman Triathlon in Kona, Hawaii. Her victory makes her the second Australian in history to win this prestigious event - behind 1994 Men's World Champion, Greg Welch.
She lives in Carlsbad, CA & Cronulla, Australia.
NATASCHA BADMANN
2007 Winner Buffalo Springs Lake Triathlon
2007 Winner & New World Record IM 70.3 Blackwater Eagleman
2007 Winner Ironman South Africa
2007 Winner Volcano Triathlon Lanzarote (Olympic)
2005 Winner Ironman Hawaii
2004 Winner Ironman Hawaii
2003 Second Place Ironman Hawaii
2002 Winner Ironman Hawaii
2001 Winner Ironman Hawaii
2000 Winner Ironman Hawaii
2000 Winner Powerman Zofingen
1998 Winner Ironman Hawaii
1997 Winner Powerman Zofingen
1996 Second Place Ironman Hawaii
1996 European Triathlon Championship
1995 Duathlon World Champion
Natascha Badmann is a professional triathlete from Switzerland. She won the Ironman Triathlon World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii in 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005. As most multiple-repeat winners of the Ironman world championships, Natascha has garnered a nickname: "The Swiss Miss".
She lives in Oftringen / Schweiz Switzerland.
PETER REID
2007 Winner Squamish Triathlon
2003 Hawaii Ironman Champion
2000 Hawaii Ironman Champion
1998 Hawaii Ironman Champion
10 Ironman Wins including 3 World Ironman Championships (Hawaii Ironman)
Peter started the sport in 1989. A former downhill alpine ski racer and national level cyclist, his hometown is Montreal, Quebec.
PAULA NEWBY-FRASER
1996 Triathlon World Champion
1994 Triathlon World Champion
1993 Triathlon World Champion
1992 Triathlon World Champion
1991 Triathlon World Champion
1989 Triathlon World Champion
1988 Triathlon World Champion
1986 Triathlon World Champion
24 Ironman Triathlon Career Wins (1986-2004)
Ironman World Record Holder (8:50:24)
"Professional Sportswoman of the Year" Women's Sports Foundation(1990)
Named "Greatest Triathlete in History" Triathlete Magazine (1999)
Named "Greatest All-Around Female Athlete in the World" ABC's Wide World of Sports
Named "Female Pro Athlete of the Decade" Los Angeles Times for 1980's
Paula Newby-Fraser is the only triathlete to transcend the sport. Certainly, she is the greatest triathlete of all time: Her 24 Ironman Championships are more than twice that won by triathlon legends Mark Allen & Erin Baker (8 each) and Dave Scott (7).
Her 1988 Ironman finish (11th overall) has been called the "greatest performance in endurance sports history." The Los Angeles Times, e-xtra and ABC's Wide World of Sports have acclaimed Paula "The Greatest All-Around Female Athlete in the World," and the United States Sports Academy, CNN & USA Today! named Paula as one of top 5 professional women athletes of the last 25 years (1972-97).
Paula lives in San Diego, California and is originally from Zimbabwe, Africa.
HEATHER FUHR
2006 Champion Ironman Triathlon Japan
2005 Winner Ironman USA
2003 Winner Ironman USA
2002 Winner Ironman USA
2001 Winner Ironman USA
1999 Winner Ironman USA
2000 Winner Ironman California
2000 Winner Ironman Germany
1999 Winner Ironman Brazil
1999 Winner Wildflower Triathlon
1998 Winner Ironman Brazil
1998 Winner Ironman Switzerland
1998 Winner Wildflower Triathlon
1997 Winner Pacific Grove Triathlon
1997 Winner Ironman Triathlon World Championship
1997 Champion Ironman Triathlon Japan
1996 Champion Ironman Triathlon Japan
1995 Champion Ironman Triathlon Japan
Heather has established two milestones: Her 12 Ironman Championships place her second on the all-time win list behind Paula Newby-Fraser (22 wins); and her 2:51 marathon split en route to winning the 1998 Ironman Switzerland was the second fastest ever -- only the legendary Erin Baker has run faster (2:48).
She lives in San Diego, California and is originally from Edmonton, Alberta.
